Reading Notes Themes: Searching for Redemption Amir feels responsible for the death of his mother‚ who died during child birth‚ at the beginning of the novel we see Amir desperately trying to redeem himself to Baba by trying to win the kite tournament. Amir’s guilt from the incident regarding Hassan retrieving the losing kite is what causes Amir’s search for redemption. Closer to the end of the novel Amir travels to Kabul to retrieve Sohrab from Assef’s custody this is what redeems him. Earlier
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"And then‚ do you know‚ Monsieur Marius‚ I believe I was a little in love with you." (Hugo‚ et al. 244). Victor Hugo’s‚ Les Miserables‚ is not just another story to tell and catch the reader’s attention‚ it is so much more. It portrays many people’s lives during the 1800’s and the attempt to change their lives for the better. One of them is a young woman named Eponine and her family. In pursue to find love and purpose‚ Eponine showed to be the most sacrificial and resilient woman in this novel
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Javert: A Man with a Mission Many times in life‚ people start to wholeheartedly follow a goal. They focus solely on the goal‚ abandoning all reason and logic. Javert was one of these people. In Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables‚ Javert was a police inspector who believed in absolutes. Consequently‚ for him‚ nothing could be both right and wrong; things were either completely good or completely bad. This attitude helped form his goal of life: to follow the law obediently and punish all criminals
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Love is a flame‚ easily snuffed out but just as easily rekindled. Flames are capable of eternally living‚ similar to love. The power of love is sometimes underestimated. In his novel Les Misérables‚ Victor Hugo demonstrates what love can really do for a person. Love is explored throughout the novel in several different ways. Hugo’s theme is that love should be shown to all‚ even if the receiver does not seem worthy‚ as shown through his character’s lives. Love has the power to redeem anyone. When
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Themes: The Long-Term Effects of the French Revolution on French Society In les Miserable‚ “Hugo traces the social impact of the numerous revolutions‚ insurrections‚ and executions that took place in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century France”(39). The writer sympathises with the people and the republican movements rather than the monarchy. In his novel he criticizes all of the regimes sense the French Revolution because it doesn’t deal fairly with the social injustice and there are to
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Hena Alyssa Marie L. Capati Mrs. Ma. Victoria Bacani IV-BSED LES MISERABLES (Reaction paper) The movie‚ Les Miserables is based on the novel of Victor Hugo‚ though the book is 100 of times better than the movie and there is a different final‚ they only talk about the same thing. Les Miserables is all about an illiterate boy who stole bread and convicted for 19 years. When he was discharged on his parole‚ he again committed same offense for the last time; stealing. In the movie‚
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an ever-changing world‚ but those individuals who cannot adjust tend to lose their grip. This concept plays a huge role in the novel A Tale of Two Cities‚ by Charles Dickens‚ as well as in the movie Les Miserables‚ directed by Tom Hooper‚ based on Victor Hugo’s book of the same name. Taking place during France’s major periods of revolution‚ the first occurring before and during the French Revolution‚ and Les Miserables twenty-four years later‚ the two novels showcase the difficult lives of the poverty
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who Thomas Edison is‚ but not many know who Victor Hugo is‚ when he lived right around the same time these two historical figures and had just as large of an influence. He changed the history of writing for the greater good and still impacts the lives of several people today. The majority of people were probably introduced to his work at a young age. They Probably watched “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” as a kid. Disney adapted the Novel written by Victor Hugo into a movie and it became an award winning
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You can never imagine a world without Emma Goldman. Emma Goldman died on May 14‚ 1940. Emma dedicated her life to the creation of a radically social order. Also‚ she embraced anarchism for its vision; and it offered liberty‚ harmony‚ and social justice. She had a deep commitment to absolute freedom and that led her to espouse a range of controversial causes. Goldman was a radical thinker. Forty years on she is more than emblematic‚ she is iconic. Emma Goldman was born in the imperial city of Russia
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Most of us have heard of Pierre Peladeau‚ a man who has built a multi-billion dollar company from a $1‚500 loan. There is no doubt that he has achieved a lot during his life time and there is no doubt that a lot of it was good. For instance‚ he was known for donating millions to charities and even visiting dying strangers in Montreal hospitals to bolster their spirits. However‚ I believe that the bad things he did overshadow the good. He was involved in several controversies‚ the most famous being
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